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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






2. What function is vitamin A?






3. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






4. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






5. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






6. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






7. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






8. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






9. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






10. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






11. What foods have high quality protein?






12. What is the function of vitamin C?






13. Where can you get more vitamin D?






14. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






15. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






16. What is RDA of protein?






17. What is the function of vitamin E?






18. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






19. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






20. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






21. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






22. When does BMR increase?






23. What is normal albumin levels?






24. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






25. What is normal BMI?






26. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






27. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






28. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






29. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






30. What type of people need extra protein?






31. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






32. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






33. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






34. When does BMR decrease?






35. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






36. Name six sources of grains






37. How many calories/gram is protein?






38. Fats can lead to some medical problems






39. Sources of fats






40. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






41. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






42. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






43. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






44. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






45. What are healthy sources of fats?






46. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






47. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






48. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






49. The higher the BMR a client has --






50. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?